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Simmonds, P. L.

Tropical Agriculture, A Treatise on the Culture, Preparation, Commerce and Consumption of the Principal Products of the Vegetable Kingdom

1877

74.26 €

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Year of publication
1877
Place of printing
London. E. & F. N. Spon
Author
Simmonds, P. L.
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Agriculture
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 15 cm]; xvi, 515, [iv], 16 [ads] pp, numerous tables, bibliog, detailed table of contents, index. original green cloth, gilt spine title lettering, spine ends frayed, signature and small cancel stamp on end margins of title, cover a little rubbed, interior is generally clean and very good. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A work on the crops grown in tropical parts, including tea, coffee, cocoa, guarana, yerba mate, sugar, coconut, oil palm, dates, sago, palms of various crops, corn, rice, millet, indigo, safflower nuts, seeds, vines, pineapple, banana, pepper, chilies, ginger, nutmeg, mace, cassia, cinnamon, vanilla, pimento, cloves and many others, each with descriptions and many statistics.